Should I feel bad that I don't want visitors around me or my son at the hospital or even days following the birth? I'd prefer to spend the first days with just my husband bonding with our baby. My mom passed away in 2011. My dad lives across the country (we moved here 2.5 years ago) so no other family around.. The only people I'd be keeping away is my husband's dad and my friends. How do I tell him politely that I would prefer him to hold off making the trip to visit?